Just require an exact speed, exact cost, unmetered competitor be available in the area. Condition being that they are not there just to be a regulation placeholder, but to exist as an actual service that cannot be acquired for 30 years minimum.
The 1980's called, wants its metered billing back so Compuserve can use it again. With no practical alternative(read: no competitors in that price range able to come close to the pre-metered service) to it in a lot of places, that's what it's become.
In this era of extranational interference, there's hardly any distinction between American companies and Canadian companies.
Just follow the money up the top, ignoring the "holier-than-thou" shareholder class (voting, not mutual fund). You will find that they are Canadian with a desire to end-run business law.
Where were the American companies? What does it matter?
Quality and jurisdictional accountability, perhaps. Think of that next time when a knockoff product breaks too easily. Think of it when you get mindless tech support and shoddy code.
A permanent and efficient ban would deprive NCNA from the bots subscription which, as any player, you can attest is a BIG part of the server population.
Well, they flooded the server since Chronicle 2-3. By Chronicle 5, they had support on the US/EU side to protect them. The only permanent bans are ones that occur in the intended market (US/EU). The only sure and permanent way to be banned is to do a charge dispute. Everything else is temporary.
When they were willing to insist on offing a well-performing GM(as in one that is able to effectively ban bots and know how they work) in every way possible, I just closed my accounts. I considered that implicit approval of the botting practice.
The only thing goldfarming does is ruin a game - full stop. The only proper response is to make the bans easier to effect on known and unknown goldfarmers. We do not have any obligation to assist them, nor anyone who does so.
Blizzard would prefer not to lose customers as any other company would.
Time for regulation to put some teeth into those bans, ala Korea.
There is no obligation to assist or permit assistance towards the developing world. It is more an obligation to hold them to the same standard - their population does not make it any more correct.
Lineage II in NCNA isn't being enforced with a large enough hammer. There's your problem.
Keep the banhammer running and start doing some serious blocking(read: the few that get through get banned) of botting countries. It has worked in the Philippines, it can and will work in farmer-infested parts of NCNA.
1.4 billion(and more) people are a problem solved by permanent exclusion from the game.
...who make a justification to violate the rules(and ruining the game). It happens about every time goldfarming comes up.
This is the developed world, and it has no obligation to assist developing nations in any way. That includes those who aid and abet them. It also includes those who wish to obstruct the US/(pre-expansion)EU, within and without.
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...is followed by the loud sound of an informed populace moving to a less draconian provider, or to business class plans.
Just require an exact speed, exact cost, unmetered competitor be available in the area. Condition being that they are not there just to be a regulation placeholder, but to exist as an actual service that cannot be acquired for 30 years minimum.
The 1980's called, wants its metered billing back so Compuserve can use it again. With no practical alternative(read: no competitors in that price range able to come close to the pre-metered service) to it in a lot of places, that's what it's become.
It's all over the non .NZ internet, Judge Harvey. Now it's on a medium that won't drop the post.
The names of the accused (and only accused) are:
Nathan Tuiti Reo Mutunga Williams, 23
Daniel Bobby Tumata, 22
Now, it's reached slashdot.
One source
On Google
Here as well
All it takes is the newspaper in the hands of a non-citizen of that country, or it reaching outside the ban territory.
At least Pluto has proof of existence.
Talk about a not-so-real estate bubble.
What about if it's economic in nature, backed by right-wing think tanks, and allows for no dissent?
Welcome to the Church of Reagan, Mises and Hayek.
In this era of extranational interference, there's hardly any distinction between American companies and Canadian companies.
Just follow the money up the top, ignoring the "holier-than-thou" shareholder class (voting, not mutual fund). You will find that they are Canadian with a desire to end-run business law.
Where were the American companies? What does it matter?
Quality and jurisdictional accountability, perhaps. Think of that next time when a knockoff product breaks too easily. Think of it when you get mindless tech support and shoddy code.
It does make a difference.
Well, at least the profits aren't transcendental.
A permanent and efficient ban would deprive NCNA from the bots subscription which, as any player, you can attest is a BIG part of the server population.
Well, they flooded the server since Chronicle 2-3. By Chronicle 5, they had support on the US/EU side to protect them.
The only permanent bans are ones that occur in the intended market (US/EU). The only sure and permanent way to be banned is to do a charge dispute. Everything else is temporary.
When they were willing to insist on offing a well-performing GM(as in one that is able to effectively ban bots and know how they work) in every way possible, I just closed my accounts. I considered that implicit approval of the botting practice.
Try doing the task of killing them (on an mmo that is worse at it, Lineage II) and seeing rule enforcement only fall outside the Third World nations.
After dropping them enough times, it'd take an act of Congress that lobbyists couldn't touch to remove them.
Only if they aren't supposed to be there in the first place - they have their own realms.
There are plenty of other non-developing countries for which to deal. Then again, we do have our own country to fix first.
Include Tibet(as well as things that would keep the developing world out) as a major part of an mmo. Their own country won't let them play the game.
The only thing goldfarming does is ruin a game - full stop. The only proper response is to make the bans easier to effect on known and unknown goldfarmers. We do not have any obligation to assist them, nor anyone who does so.
Blizzard would prefer not to lose customers as any other company would.
Time for regulation to put some teeth into those bans, ala Korea.
...and both shall be banned, the former blocked.
There is no obligation to assist or permit assistance towards the developing world. It is more an obligation to hold them to the same standard - their population does not make it any more correct.
Block them, and have enough proxy detection to reduce them low numbers. Then hand the accounts to verified US citizens by a contest.
Or it's the day they start making it.
However, it fails when force is required(read: banning/blocking them to manageable, and bannable numbers).
It's a shame that economists are the fifth column of our nation.
If, on the other hand, one is in more of an ... mind set, Blizzard could license gold farmers and let ....... forces take their course.
However, force is quite swift at removing them, and solves the problem.
Lineage II in NCNA isn't being enforced with a large enough hammer. There's your problem.
Keep the banhammer running and start doing some serious blocking(read: the few that get through get banned) of botting countries. It has worked in the Philippines, it can and will work in farmer-infested parts of NCNA.
1.4 billion(and more) people are a problem solved by permanent exclusion from the game.
...who make a justification to violate the rules(and ruining the game). It happens about every time goldfarming comes up.
This is the developed world, and it has no obligation to assist developing nations in any way. That includes those who aid and abet them. It also includes those who wish to obstruct the US/(pre-expansion)EU, within and without.
N/T.
Then you call it Compuserve.